NEW YEAR HONOURS 1982
Life Peer
Sir Murray MacLehose, GBE, KCMG, KOVO
Sir Murray MacLehose has been Governor of Hong Kong since
November 1971. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael
and St George in that year. During his service here he was made a Knight
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1975 and advanced to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1976 (having received ar MBE in 1946). His appointment has been extended four times making
him the longest serving Governor in Hong Kong's history. He is due to
leave Hong Kong on retirement in April 1982. He will be succeeded as
Governor by Sir Edward Youde.
Note for Editora: Following is a summary of Sir Murray's career before
becoming Governor of Hong Kong.
Sir Murray MacLehose was born in 1917 and educated at Cargilfield,
Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in history and captained
the University at Fives. While an undergraduate he sailed for Britain
in the 6-metres for the Britain-America Cup, was a member of the crew
which brought home the Seawanhaka Cup in the British boat "Circe" and of
the crew which successfully defended the cup against Norway just before
He was a member of the RNVSR, In 1939 he was appointed to the
Colonial Service as a Cadet in the Malayan Civil Service. He was sent
to Amoy, China, in early 1941 as a language student and intemed there
by the Japanese at the outbreak of the Pacific War. He was exchanged
at the end of 1942, and served for the rest of the war as a Lieutenant
in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, largely in China when he acted as
the war.
Consul in Foochow.
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